Prabhat Samgiita: Difference between revisions

Prabhát Saḿgiit has two most commonly used definitions, namely: "Songs of a New Down"{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} and "Songs of [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Prabhat]]".{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}}<ref name="Bangalore">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/21/stories/2008032151150300.htm|title=Friday Review Bangalore - Music for humanity|date=21/03/2008|publisher=[[:wikipedia:The Hindu|The Hindu]]|accessdate=5 February 2013|location=[[:wikipedia:Bangalore|Bangalore]], India}}</ref> It has many spelling variants, with the following reasons: the word ''saḿgiit'' has two different spellings in Bengali, there is no fix transliteration rule for most Indian languages, there are also different transcription conventions used in English for Indian languages, the [[:wikipedia:Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] pronunciation has an "a" at the end of both words, which is normally silent in Bengali and [[:wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]].

If combined, all these variations could create a huge number of spelling variants for Prabhat Samgiit, however not all combinations are used. Subhas Sarkar mainly prefers the variant '''Prabháta Saḿgiita''' and sometimes uses '''Prabhāta saṃgīta'''.{{sfn|Sarkár, Subhas|31/12/2010}} There is no consistency of spelling, even within the same newspapers. [[:wikipedia:The Hindu|The Hindu]] often spells '''Prabhat Samgiita'''{{sfn|Avadhuta, Divyachetananda Acharya|19/06/2009}}<ref name="Bangalore" />{{sfn|The Hindu|15/09/2009}} however also spells '''Prabhat Sangit'''{{sfn|The Hindu|15/06/2007}} and also '''Prabhat Sangeet'''.{{sfn|The Hindu|20/09/2004}} [[:wikipedia:The Times of India|The Times of India]] uses both '''Prabhat Samgiita'''{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} and ''Prabhat Sangeet''.{{sfn|The Hindu|27/09/2009}} Most other newspapers spell ''Prabhat Sangeet'', though some articles prefer ''Prabhat Sangit'' and '''Prabhata Samgiita'''. Publications of [[Ananda Marga]] usually goes by the spelling ''Prabháta Saḿgiita'' and also often by ''Prabhát Saḿgiita'' and ''Prabhát Saḿgiit''.{{sfn|Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan|1987}} Older publications, however, tend to use the variant ''Prabhát Sauṋgiit'' or ''Prabháta Sauṋgiita''.{{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} Finally there are instances of unusual spellings as well, such as ''Prabhat Sangeeth''{{sfn|Subramanya, Mysore|2008}} and ''Prabhat Samhitta''.<ref name="AN">{{cite news|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/film-review/top-cultural-icon-feted/article_26683|title=Top cultural icon feted|date=07/06/2011|publisher=[[:wikipedia:Afternoon (newspaper)|Afternoon (newspaper)]]|accessdate=5 February 2013}}</ref>

P. R. Sarkar composed the first prabhat samgiit ''Bandhu he niye calo'' on 14 September 1982{{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|21/10/2007}} at [[:wikipedia:Deoghar|Deoghar]], [[:wikipedia:India|India]].{{sfn|The Telegraph (Calcutta)|20/09/2004}} He continued composing songs until his death on 21 October 1990.{{sfn|Sarkar, Subhas|12/09/2011}} During that eight years, he composed a total of 5,018 songs,{{sfn|Ghista, Garda|30/11/2006}} including both lyrics and tune.<ref name=AN />{{sfn|The Statesman|07/10/2011}}{{sfn|Ujjawala, Jha|20/11/2011}} The last song, ''Ámrá gaŕe nova gurukul'', was composed on 20 October 1990, one day before his death.{{sfn|Sarkár, Prabhát Raiṋjan|30/04/2003}} [[Renaissance Artists and Writers Association]] (RAWA), has sponsored many performances and recordings of selected songs. These performances have featured artists such as [[:wikipedia:Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande|Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande]], [[:wikipedia:Rashid Khan|Rashid Khan]], [[:wikipedia:Kavita Krishnamurthy|Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[:wikipedia:Manoj Kumar|Manoj Kumar]], [[:wikipedia:Vithal Rao|Vithal Rao]], [[:wikipedia:Shruti Sadolikar|Shruti Sadolikar]], [[:wikipedia:Haimanti Sukla|Haimanti Sukla]] and [[:wikipedia:Archana Udupa|Archana Udupa]].{{citation needed |date=November 2013}}